Coaches

kama khan

player development director

Coach Kama is originally from Pakistan, and has over 17 years of coaching experience. Prior to full-time coaching, he was a successful professional player, having reached 131 in the PSA World ranking. Growing up in Europe he has played and coached in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Ukraine and the list goes on. Kama is still a very active player who loves to compete in tournaments. Most recently, he placed 4th in the Men 35+ group at the World Masters Championship 2022 in Poland. He started his coaching career in Europe and gained extensive experience coaching both juniors and adults, and organizing PSA tournaments. He was the national squash coach of Ukraine and assistant coach for the Polish National Team in 2013.

For the past eight years, Coach Kama has been running very successful junior programs in Pennsylvania. These programs produced numerous top nationally ranked juniors who competed in the JCTs, British Junior Open and even the World Junior Championship. Kama is currently the Head Squash Coach of Malvern Preparatory School, and the Director of K2Squash Club at Malvern. 

 mujahid hussain

coaching pro

Originally from Pakistan, Mujahid (nickname “Maju”) is a driven and accomplished squash coach with over a decade of experience. Prior to coaching, he had a successful professional playing career, having won multiple championships and reached the best PSA ranking of 176. He was most recently the national coach of the Bahrain Squash Federation. Before that, he spent two years coaching at the prestigious Black Ball Sporting Club in Egypt. From 2015-2018, Mujahid was the National Junior Coach in Bahrain. He was also the State Head Coach in Sarawak, Malaysia for two years.

He has coached numerous professional and junior top players in Pakistan, Malaysia, Bahrain and Egypt, including Salma Hany (Highest WR #10), Nathan Kueh (Current Penn Varsity player) and Si Ma (Current Stanford Varsity player). Since he came to the US early this year, he has been coaching at K2 Squash in Malvern, PA, where he quickly established himself to be a much sought-after coach.

Abdelaziz Hegazy

Touring pro

Abdelaziz (Zizo) started playing squash at the age of 9. As a PSA pro player, Zizo has won two PSA titles, and finished top eight in many PSA tournaments. He is also a three-time UAE Champion. His highest World Ranking is #168. 

Before coming to the US, he was the Head Coach of the Elite Program at the Flying DAF Squash Academy in Dubai. Prior to that, Zizo was a coach at various prestigious clubs in Egypt including Alexandria Sporting Club, Ramy Ashour Squash Academy and the Wadi Degla Club. While in Egypt, he worked with many top ranked junior players, including Bristish Junior Open, US Jr Open and Wolrd Jr Championship winners/finalists.

Zahed Salem

Touring Pro

Zahed has been playing on the PSA Tour full time for 15 years, reaching a career highest ranking of #14 in the world. He’s captured seven PSA titles, including wins at the Al Hassan Squash Open in 2011, Pittsburg Open in 2017 and Nigerian Chamberian Open in 2018. He’s also reached quarter finals in multiple Platinum events and World Championship in 2019.

Since January 2023, Zahed has been training in the Mid-Atlantic area in the U.S. He loves drawing from his own extensive experience, both as a junior and as a professional, to guide and inspire the next generation of squash players. 

Ahmed El attar

fitness coach

Coach Ahmed has over 15 years of experience as a squash fitness coach, private trainer and rehabilitation specialist. He has worked with such elite squash professionals as Omar Mossad, Raneem El Welily, Omnia Abd El Kawy, and Moustafa Asal, etc. He was the fitness trainer with the Egyptian Women National Squash Team in 2008.

Coach Ahmed has been working with many elite junior players in the US since 2014. He has also served as the fitness manager at Stanford Squash Summer Camp.

Dominique amar

coaching pro

Dominique is a very experienced squash coach and referee from France. He has worked at various squash clubs in France and Tahiti for over 12 years before focusing his career as a Math Teacher. He was the Sports Manager at the French Squash Federation for three years before becoming the head coach and manager at the Tampon Club in Reunion Island in 2009.

Dominique has worked with many elite junior players – Laura Gamblin (7 French Individual Junior Championship Titles), Adrien Grondin (French Champion U17, French Team Junior Championship titles) and Mathias Grondin (Finalist in U17 and U15 and 3 French Team Championship Titles).

Hesham El Attar

Founding Head Coach (Retired)

Head Coach Hesham El Attar is a past world level player who has been coaching professionally for more than 32 years. His experience in coaching ranges from teaching beginners, to coaching some of the best players in the world. In fact, he has coached 7 World Top 5 professional players during his career, of which some have won the World Championships or occupied the number 1 spot in the World Rankings.

His experience and success with kids is also evident as he has also coached British Junior Open Champions and World Junior Open Champions as well.
After moving to the U.S a few years ago, he has taken numerous juniors in New Jersey to the highest rankings at National Level and helped them achieve their aspirations of joining some of the top colleges in the country.

“Hi, I’m Hesham El Attar and I really believe that squash is an exceptional sport. I would love to introduce you to this great sport and be with you as you enjoy it. The art and skills of the game, the speed, the strategy, the challenge, the satisfaction of winning. Whichever is “your fun” let’s do it together. Let’s do it right. Get the Squash Advantage”.